Train the Trainer ELNEC Core Curriculum

Central Massachusetts April 25 -April 26, 2019

UMass Worcester University Campus 

55 N Lake Ave 

Worcester, MA 01655

Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 7:30 AM  - April 26 27, 2019 at 4:30 PM (EDT)

WHAT:An opportunity to how to teach others about serious illness management, palliative and hospice care using the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) curriculum

WHEN: Thursday April 24 and Friday April 25, 2019

WHERE:UMASS School of Nursing, Worcester MA

April 25th  Faculty Conference Room

April 26th  Amphitheater 1

WHY: No matter where nurses practice (nursing home, clinic, long term care setting, home health, hospice), patients with serious illness need special attention. Gain intense, comprehensive, applied learning strategies to address the care of individuals with serious illness to ensure you are a transformative leader in palliative care concepts. 

Role play difficult communications with patients, families and healthcare team membersLearn to manage symptoms, including pain in patients with serious illnessesLearn self-care strategies to protect your own health and much more...Learn how to develop educational programs for your facility

COST: $300  

MATERIALS: You'll receive a flash drive containing 1,650 pages of valuable Palliative Care resources to supplement what we cover in person. At the end of the course, participants receive an ELNEC Certificate of Completion Certificate. 

Breakfast, lunch, and beverages will be provided

NEXT STEPS:If you are interested and can commit to attending this 2-day workshop, please submit your registrationthrough Eventbrite at the following website. 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/train-the-trainer-elnec-core-central-massachusetts-april-25-april-26-2019-tickets-58613332054

SPONSORS:

Massachusetts Comprehensive Cancer and Prevention Control Network Palliative Care Workgroup, 

Simmons University, Boston College, and UMASS Worcester

CE:Pending

Faculty Presenters: Constance Dahlin,  Dr. Anne-Marie Barron, Dr. Susan DeSanto-Madeya

*Copyright City of Hope and American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2006; Revised 2014, 2016.

The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Project is a national end-of-life educational program administered by City of Hope (COH) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) designed to enhance palliative care in nursing.